My youngest son Kevin, along with our “Adopted Third Son Rob” invited me to go out photographing with them this past weekend. Rob just got a new camera and is planning a big trip, and I think he was hoping I would teach him something. Hopefully I did!

We visited the nearby town of Belmont, NC, hoping things would be a bit quiet on a Sunday morning. How wrong we were! There was a farmer’s market going on, a number of restaurants were open for brunch and there were cars and people everywhere!

We managed to find some quiet spaces to enjoy a little creativity. The day started off overcast and gloomy, which made interesting photographs a bit of a challenge, but it provided a good learning opportunity. I enjoyed looking for good monochrome candidates and managed to find a few. Shortly after noon the sun made an appearance and I managed to get a few color shots and some shadows.

We capped off our outing with a stop at a local distillery for a snack and some rum. A good time was had, for sure!